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Fraser and Ritchie among the subs as unchanged Newcastle take on Brighton

The second of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Brighton and Hove Albion make the long trip north to face Newcastle United.

Kick-off at St James’ Park is at 14:00 BST.

From a Fantasy perspective, it’s probably fair to say that, in general, there is less riding on this game than in the other three fixtures today.

There is nevertheless still plenty of interest in the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.5m), Callum Wilson (£6.5m) and Mathew Ryan (£4.5m), all three of whom have double-digit ownerships in Fantasy Premier League.

That trio of players starts this afternoon, with there being only one change to the starting XIs from Gameweek 1 across the two teams combined.

Steve Bruce has unsurprisingly made no alterations to his line-up following the opening-day win over West Ham United.

That means that Ryan Fraser (£6.0m), Miguel Almiron (£6.0m) and Matt Ritchie (£5.0m) have to be content with a place among the substitutes.

Graham Potter’s only change sees Aaron Connolly (£5.5m) come in for Adam Lallana (£6.4m), with the latter having limped out of the defeat to Chelsea last Monday.

Lallana is fit enough for a place on the bench, however.

Ben White (£4.5m) has also recovered from injury and keeps his place in the back three.

There were no goals in either meeting between the two clubs last season.

Indeed, not one of the last six fixtures between Newcastle and Brighton has seen more than two goals scored.


Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Fernandez, Lascelles, Lewis, Hayden, Shelvey, Hendrick, Saint-Maximin, Carroll, Wilson.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, White, Dunk, Webster, Lamptey, Bissouma, Alzate, March, Trossard, Maupay, Connolly.

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  1. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Whats a bigger priority, ASM or Davies?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ASM out probably to Podence

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ASM

    3. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Davies to Tareek

  2. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Leeds have scored 8 goals from 10 shots on target in first 2 matches. Makes you wonder if Bamford will be like Pukki and soon xg will normalize

    1. Puncheon Guly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Probably. They'll have to focus on defence too, no matter what Bielsa's philosophy, they can't keep going conceding 3.5 goals per game.

      But as a GW1 Bamford owner "sign him up everyone!"

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        The wildcard template frontline includes DCL and Bamford. I suspect both have scored half their seasonal allocation of goals already.

        1. HNI
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          You reckon Jrod is better Everton cover than DCL? DCL actually had good stats last match as well

          1. HNI
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Or how about Digne?

        2. Puncheon Guly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Bamford probably. When they back off the attack, they'll favour Rodrigo I imagine.

          DCL might be ok. He did well after xmas last year

        3. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah, maybe not half but I cannot see DCL scoring more than 15 and Bamford about 8 goals, do they're about 25%done in GW2 already 😉

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      WIll normalize but if a 5.5m striker scores 1 in every 3 games that's still probably a bargain.

      1. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Average works when you take a look at scores after season finished but with cheap players they're usually score in couple games in a row and then disapear for weeks or months even.

        Trick is to have them on their purple patch, don't expect any consistency from them.

        Salah (if you take him as benchmark) scored 19 goals last season, which is a goal every other game and yet people on here expecting Bamfords and Souceks to score at the same rate 🙂

        Just my 2 cents...

    3. Nightrain_
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I don't think it's sustainable. Promoted team always have element of surprise in the first 7-10 GWs but eventually they'll found out.

      Wolves, which was considered the best promoted team, only managed to score 47 goals in 2018/19 so that's only 1.23 goals / game.

      If Bielsa keep trying to all-out-attack like this, someday they'll got crushed 8 or 9 goals

  3. Fero1905
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What do you think about this WC

    MARTINEZ
    ROBERTSON SAISS LAMPTEY
    SALAH KDB SON ZAHA
    WERNER MITROVIC DCL

    STEER BISSOUMA MITCHELL FERGUSON

    1. ilikewud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Chasing

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        upside? 😉

    2. Fero1905
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I could Play with bamford and taa

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kneejerk XI.

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No - it is too reactive to what’s happening this week

      1. Fero1905
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I had Zaha, Salah Werner and mitro already in my team

    5. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good points last 2 weeks

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        better call Sol

    6. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I like it a lot actually. I was working toward the current form players myself, but have yet to analyse fixtures. You happy moving forward?

      1. Fero1905
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I had 79 points in gw1 and now 42 with 3 left. Normally transfer was Auba to KDB this week but i will use my WC for bring son and DCL in. Normally i dont want to use the WC but i have not good defenders thats the only reason

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Def alone wouldn't be a good reason to wc imo, but I can see reasoning with DCL & Son.

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lamptey will be a super star 100%

  5. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mass panic beyond compare

  6. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Does this squad
    1. need WC or
    2. take up to -8 for
    A Aubameyang to Sterling/KDB
    B ASM to Podence
    C Egan/KWP to Saiss

    McCarthy Button
    TAA Dier Egan Justin KWP
    Salah Aubameyang Rodriguez ASM Burke
    Werner Martial Brewster

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not worth a -8 or WC. Selling Auba for a hit is ludicrous

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks- appreciate the frankness. Will try and keep knee in check!

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Only B

    3. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At least B), depending on how City and Liverpool defence look I’d also consider A).

  7. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    In which order is surgery needed? (And how soon?)

    A. St Max
    B. Adams
    C. Saliva
    D. McCarthy

    1. ilikewud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B,A,C,D

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A, c, b, d.

      1. Khalico
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        ^

    3. Gabbiadini
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      C, A, B, D.
      C and A almost now (taking into consideration Newcastle's fixtures)

    4. Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Was thinking A, D, B, C.

      Soton have WBA at home coming up, and Saliva sellers have already spat him out for the price fall, may take him a while to drop further.

    5. beetlejuice
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A, C, B, D

  8. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ASM replacements? I have 1m itb

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Podence

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Podence, Klich

    3. Khalico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      klich

    4. luk46
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Podence or one of the Leeds boys, Foden as a punt

    5. Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Klich

    6. FPLMACKEM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers. If Podence was nailed I'd put him in with wolves fixtures.

      Foden is a punt but I dislike pep roulette.

      Klich being nailed and on penalties is very appealing especially with the amount of penalties being given.

  9. Quan MisTaka
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    On WC

    A) James + Jimi

    B) Lamptey + Werner

  10. Agger
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I’d appreciate your opinion on this one guys..

    I took a 2 GW punt on Nketiah. Time to move on now.

    5.9m, do I get ache Adams who’ll be 5.9m tomorrow, or do I hop on Bamford tonight who’s currently 5.6m and rising?

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wow! Nice job ha big the guys to hold him after last wek

  11. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What’s cheat code to get 7 midfielders:-)

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Or 5 forwards

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Well quite few midfielders are kinda forwards tbf

    2. Khalico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      and 1 defender, no keepers

  12. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lamptey is better than James for sure, no banger will convince me otherwise

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think Chelsea onyl got rid of Lamptey because of his height

      1. dimo_fpl
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Kante has entered the chat

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Messi says hello

  13. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why did Chelsea allow Lamptey to leave? How much they got for him??

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If they can ship out KDB and Salah then who is lamptey

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        True that

      2. HNI
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You forgot Robben too

  14. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone keeping mitro on WC?

    1. ilikewud
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Should do

    2. Holding Matip
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Why are you removing him?

    3. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Getting him

    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I would if i was. Cheap, machine for SOT in box, fixtures and PKs

    5. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks guys I wanted him to keep

  15. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    On a WC.. which would you prefer?

    A. Son & Digne
    B. Trent & Jrod

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      b

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

  16. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I know this might sound like a ridiculous question after today but is Kane still worth keeping?

    Looking to draft in Everton and maybe United assets

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Newcastle and West Ham in the next three, of course

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I want to know about Son? Should we get him or is it a case of chasing last GW points

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        See above - upcoming fixtures.

  17. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Setpiece query
    1)Who will be Everton penalty taker with Siggy now bench player? Digne or Jrod?
    2) Will Trent/Robbo lose out on freekicks and corners with Alacantara in the mix?

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Trent & Salah blanking later and the knee jerking will be off the scale.

    Going to be some very interesting WC teams.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pool always screw me over when I dont have any, Salah will haul and probably TAA

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Salah can't score away from home, mane would be good later.

    2. HNI
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hey bro what do you think will be impact of Alacantara on Trent/Robbo corners and freekicks? Really tempted with Digne+Saiss+Cheapies to put money in midfield

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Trent is better than Thiago on a dead ball

        1. HNI
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I wonder if Thiago took setpieces at Bayern

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good shout, one to watch for sure. All quality but another one sharing isn’t ideal for us.

        1. HNI
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Do you think Robbo can match TAA this season? That 0.5mn saved helps

      3. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I think I am doing that on the WC at least until teams start keeping cleanie

    3. HNI
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Why will they blank? Chelsea were very poor vs Bha and especially on wings

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good chance mane scores instead of salah since he's so bad away from home.

    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wasn't picking Liverpool attack on WC anyway

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yup

  19. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    WC Team - 1st Knee-Jerk draft - any thoughts pls? 0.1 ITB

    Guaita/Steer
    Digne, Justin, Saiss, lamptey, Mitchell
    Kdb, Salah, son, Rodriguez, klich
    Bamford, Jimi, DCL

    1. jimmy6363
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No TAA always a worry.

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Great set up

      1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks, BoS and agree 6363 but the extra cash from TAA spreads to an attacking mid. Although let's see Liverpool today!

        1. Iceball
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          ...And Chelsea

  20. luk46
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    what has priority for a hit?

    A - Davies > Saiss
    B - ASM > Podence
    C - Vinagre > Lamptey/Taylor

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      In exact same situation except C is with Ayling. Im leaning towards B, A is worth a wait, C in your case is a priority if you dot have 3 playing defenders

      1. luk46
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        ye, I might as well just play Mitchell alongside TAA and Justin/Davies... ASM > Podence seems a no brainer.
        What about Reguilon tho, threat for Davies just yet?

        1. Alisson WondHaaland
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Think its worth waiting until he actually gets dropped. Its possible Spurs shift to a 3-4-3 with Davies LCB and Doherty + Reguilon as wing backs

  21. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I think its clear just lloking at fees Chelsea paud for Kepa and Chilwell that their scouting\transfers people are idiots, letting Lamptey go only proves this thesis.

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bakayoko, Matic, Salah, KDB, Lukaku, Rudiger... the list goes on

  22. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Going without Son on WC. Won't play Soton every week and Spurs struggle to break teams which seat deep.

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That's a fair take

    2. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      me too. I think this is really an extreme one-off event.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Moreover, Spurs were woeful in the first half except that Ndombele magic.

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Hardly woeful... A few tight offside decisions away from 2-3 goals. The high line was just as bad in the first half, just margins

    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Dont sell dont buy situation

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Agree

    5. EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How many teams that sit deep are they playing in the next 5?

  23. tinear
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mccarthy
    Taa, Bavies, Justin
    Salah, Auba, ASM, Son
    Werner, DCL, Mitrovic

    Nyland-Mitchell-Bissouma-KWP
    0.5itb, 2ft

    1) Taa, KWP, Bavies, ASM >> Reece James, Lamptey, Saiss, Hamez for -8
    2) Auba, Bavies, ASM >> Sterling, Zaha, Lamptey for -4
    3) wait for more data

  24. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ASM to Podence - 4?

    0.4itb 0ft
    McCarthy
    TAA Robbo Justin Ayling
    KDB Salah ASM Havertz
    Werner DCL
    (Peacock Bissouma Taylor Vassilev)

  25. 11SPECIALONE11
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I just rage wild carded and am happy to be crowned Mr Kneejerk...

    What you guys/gals think....?

    Ryan
    Saiss, Lamptey, Justin
    KDB, Salah, Son, Zaha, Rodriguez
    Werner, Jiminez

    (Steer, Mitchell, Ferguson,Brewster)

    Rip me a new one

    1. Spab
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good luck when teams start giving their players a rest.

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        its the start of the season, rest?

  26. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Guys what’s wrong with ASM?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What's not wrong with him

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ankle

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rolled his ankle early on, couldn’t shake it off.

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Partly injured and partly not fancying it

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        So I’ve to get rid of him now ?

      2. Alexis Nonsense
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        And partly flamboyant...

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hes absolute rubbish

  27. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Worth doing -8 or -12 hits to save WC?

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not -12

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If you -12 and still have 2/3 you’re not happy with, wildcard.

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      -8 but beware could be doing similar next week game is fluid.

    4. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I’d take a -8 to avoid a WC, but for -12 I’m not sure it’s worth it...

    5. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      -8 is okay this early

      the earlier the better for hita as you have more tme to make profit from the moves

    6. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      nope i wouldn't take a hit that big

  28. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Nightmare GW. Hattrick and hauls for all the players I don’t have. Down 1m to 2.6m in OR.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same here

  29. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What do we think?

    A) Wildcard
    B) Auba/ASM > Sterling/Podence (-4)
    C) Other?

    McCarthy* Steer
    TAA Dier* Saiss Mitchell Ferguson*
    Salah Auba* Rodriguez ASM* Bissouma
    Werner Martial Adams*

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. beetlejuice
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

  30. jimmy6363
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    McCarthy or Ryan for WC keeper?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I've got McCarthy. And regrets.

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Martinez

    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ryan